Frontal bone fractures - a report of three different methods of fixation: a case series
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https://doi.org/10.18203/2349-2902.isj20173908Keywords:
Craniofacial injuries, Frontal bone fractures, Reconstruction, Skull fracturesAbstract
Frontal bone fractures are rare and occur in only 5-12% of maxillofacial traumas and have a relatively low incidence if compared to the remaining types of fracture involving the cranio-maxillofacial region. The fact that the frontal bone is more protected from traumatic events by both the prominence of the nasal pyramid which protects the naso-orbital region and the frontal bone higher resistance to mechanical impacts could attribute to this.
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